U.S. Abortion Rates Fall To Historic Low

[DonViejo]

Source: Newsweek Magazine




LEGAL ABORTION RATES FALL TO HISTORIC LOWS IN THE UNITED STATES

BY NICOLE GOODKIND ON 11/23/17 AT 4:35 PM

Abortion rates in the United States have dropped to historic lows, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The report, which analyzes data from all 50 states, found that between 2013 and 2014 the national abortion rate dropped by 2 percent. In 2014, a total of 652,639 abortions occurred at a rate of 12.1 abortions per 1,000 women between the ages of 15 and 44, or at a rate of 186 abortions per 1,000 live births.

The vast majority of women receiving abortions were in their 20s, according to the CDC, and nearly all abortions are performed before 13 weeks gestation.

While rates were down overall, there was a 4 percent increase in women over the age of 40 terminating pregnancies. “Given the small proportion of abortions that are performed later in gestation among women aged over 40 years, which potentially might be completed for maternal medical indications or fetal anomalies, the continuing high abortion ratio among these older women suggests that unintended pregnancy is a problem that women encounter throughout their reproductive years,” wrote the CDC.

Read more: http://www.newsweek.com/abortion-rates-us-low-721205

[bdamomma]

1. Historic Lows???

could it be they are at historic lows because it's harder now to get an abortion???

[sakabatou]

2. Or availability of contraceptives

[rocktivity]

3. Depends on whether the NEED for abortions is based on

a) more pregnancies (wanted or unwanted)
b) more birth control, or
c) less sex.


rocktivity

[mdbl]

6. you hit the nail on the head!

The clinics available to perform the procedure are also at an all time low. Go figure.

[sandensea]

4. The LEGAL abortion rates may have fallen; but unregistered abortion rates must have soared.

This explains the phenomenal rise in maternal mortality rates in the U.S. since the late '90s from around 13 per 100,000 births (in line with most developed countries), to nearly 20 over the past decade.

[Roy Rolling]

5. Part of a bigger trend

Birth rates among teenagers in the U.S. is about half of what it was 20 years ago. That also means fewer abortions. Sex education is resulting in fewer abortions, but that isn't good enough for power-hungry zealots. They want the government to be their hired gun.